It is a native to tropical areas of Southeast Asia including Thailand, Malaysia, and southern China: particularly Yunnan Province. Tucked away in a shady corner of my garden it bursts into spectacular flower at this time of the year as I slowly wilt in the heat and humidity that it thrives in.

What a stunner Pauline! We visited Yunnan when we were in China but never saw anything like this! Must have been the wrong season. As the US battles a major snowstorm we find it hard to sympathize with your complaint about the heat LOL!

Bizarre collection of names but such a beauty. 🙂
Shivering as the rain pounds our window. It was raining in Melbourne when I put the tennis on earlier. Unfair distribution of ‘wealth’ 🙂 Off to Leeds to see our son today. Hoping for better 🙂

You do get some really exotic plants up your way, and that one is amazing. I know what you mean about melting in the humidity, I even notice that in Sydney, but colourful plants seem to thrive, while I wilt!

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